Java의 instanceof 연산자

( Object reference variable ) instanceof (class/interface type)

public class Test {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      String name = "James"; // following will return true since name is type of String
      boolean result = name instanceof String;
      System.out.println( result );
   }
}

class Vehicle {}
public class Car extends Vehicle {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      Vehicle a = new Car();
      boolean result = a instanceof Car;
      System.out.println( result );
   }
 }